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Dick Roeding

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ20738075 ↗
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Richard L. Roeding (November 28, 1930 – October 6, 2017) was an American politician.

Roeding was born in Covington, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Roeding went to Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati and was a pharmacist. He was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1991 to 2009. He was a member of the Republican party.

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Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1930, 2017, 1991, 2009—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1930-11-28. The account is most persuasive where Dick, Roeding and American can be independently traced.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20738075. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1930, 2017, 1991 and 2009.

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This entry incorporates text from “Dick Roeding” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.